He didn’t believe that, though. If he could just figure out which thread to pull, then he might be able to unravel the whole sordid tapestry. In the meantime, the de la Paz clan had to hunker down and prepare for the worst — as did the McAllisters and the Wilcoxes. Jack supposed it was possible that, having accomplished his terrible goal, the null might rest on his laurels, would leave them all alone. He doubted it, however. The man had shown a ruthlessness on a level that even Jack hadn’t encountered before. There was something going on here, something he couldn’t yet figure out.
Which meant Kate was still in danger. No, she didn’t have any magical talents that the null would wish to usurp, but, as her estranged husband’s death had proved, dark warlocks had uses for ordinary humans, uses
